Citation

Razvodovskiĭ IuE. Zh. Nevrol. Psikhiatr. Im. S. S. Korsakova 2002; 102(10): 58-63.

Vernacular Title

Alkogolizm i alkogol'nye psikhozy v Belarusi v period 1970-1999 gg.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Media Sphera)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12449567

Abstract

The statistics on incidence of alcoholism and alcoholic psychosis, number of patients admitted to hospitals for alcoholism and alcoholic psychosis as well as a level of alcoholic beverage consumption per capita in Belarus from 1970 to 1999 were analysed. Using correlation, factor and cluster analyses, a strong positive correlation was found between the incidence of alcoholic psychoses and level of vodka consumption per capita. The incidence of alcoholism correlates positively with a total level of alcohol consumption. The results obtained suggest that incidence of alcoholic psychosis and number of patients hospitalized for alcoholic psychoses to be a reliable indicator of alcohol-related problems in the society.

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